"Say That Again...?"

"Say that again...?"

You know those moments when someone says something and you're not paying attention? My brain somehow has a fix for that. Obviously the easy way is to ask what the person said and wait for an answer, but of course I'm weird and I don't just do that. When I say "What?" I'm not always looking for an answer; it's usually buffer time so I can reconstruct the sentence in my head.

What my brain does is actually timeshift the input and play it back again within the span of a few milliseconds. I'm essentially rehearing it, even if I wasn't paying full attention the first time. I'm not quite sure how my brain does this, considering it often couldn't hear/wasn't listening at the time - where does it get the memory from? Even if I missed the whole sentence and not just part of it, it can still miraculously reconstruct it.

If the process succeeds, then, to the person I'm talking to, it seems like I just said "What?" and answered like nothing happened. If it doesn't succeed, and I end up with pieces and parts of a sentence, my brain keeps trying (usually three or four times) until the other person answers me.

I don't know why or how I do this, but it even affects repeat offenses; if I didn't hear it again, then I wait longer to ask, so that I have more time to reconstruct it. I don't like asking more than once, because I feel like it's annoying the other person, so I try harder to reconstruct so that it's not necessary to ask twice.

This is all automatic by the way - I'm not actively doing this. But I can't be the only one who does this, right? I'm not crazy, right? Right?

Don't forget, tomorrow is Ride Your Caterpie To Work Day!

This isn't a serious display of skill, it's just my brother in a hilarious-sounding kart. He normally plays much better... but seriously, just LISTEN to it. And look at it. Makes Luigi's death stare much less threatening, no?

Ride Your Caterpie To Work Day is just a dumb joke between my brother and I. I know it's a Wiggler.

The ending. THE ENDING.

My friend Shermanator555 and I were racing online. (I'm Rosalina, as usual.) I was in the lead for most of the race, and then I lost the lead... and I got desperate... and this happened.

When Smash comes out, he'll have me for lunch.

Why do people try to talk down someone who is offering help? "Oh, you don't have to do that for me." "I don't want you to go through the hassle." "Are you sure you want to?"

I don't think you understand - I wouldn't offer the help if I wasn't completely willing to do it, and I know many people are the same. No tricks, no strings attached; if it's offered to you, then it's okay to accept it.

Yes, there are cases where the person wants to do it alone, but if that's the reason then be honest about it instead of acting like you're trying to preserve my energy or something. Besides, this isn't the case most of the time (in my experience) - for some reason people are legitimately concerned about the person offering help.

You can never know what it truly means to give unless you learn how to receive.

Here's a list of dream jobs so I can get a post on here

Games journalism for mid-sized internet audience

Let's Player/video reviewer for multi-channel network

Programmer for small indie company

Level designer for larger company like Wayforward

Game localization for Nintendo/Sega

Social media/PR for any gaming-related community

Anything where I can be a part of the gaming community

Job assessments from the deep: The dumb answers.

Please rate the following statements as they apply to your life. Be honest.

I arrive to work in a timely manner.

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

I act for my own gain, even if it means getting in the way of other people.

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

My boss for the job I am applying to will be caring and fair.

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

What is your favorite color?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never